Research Question: How does stress affect the daily lives of student if they are not effectively managed? Contributed by: Jaime Botelho
Editorial or opinion essay:
Young adults in schools, particularly undergraduate students, often receive a great deal of pressure from multiple sources including their parents, themselves and society as a whole. They are expected to meet the standards of society by completing a four year program and then heading off into the real world. Students who work part time and go to school should have less than five classes because of constant late night cram sessions. Students that have the luxury of not working should take five classes if they have this opportunity. Young adults are constantly stressing out about not only meeting course requirements for graduation, but also planning about what is to come after graduation. The best thing to do is to live life truly how you wish to live based on your personality and not the standards that society has set for you.
Overall I have to agree with this opinion article. Although, I am guilty of following the standard guidelines of society, I do feel that working hard in school has always been apart of who I am. I also do not follow the class suggestions either. I work a part time job of about 15 hours a week and I am taking 5 classes this semester with three labs and six classes next semester. I completely agree that young adults receive a lot of pressure from themselves and society as a whole.
Bain, E. (2006, November 1). The permanence of university stress. //The Strand//, The University of Toronto.
Retrieved November 27, 2009 from
http://media.www.thestrand.ca/media/storage/paper404/news/2006/11/01/Opinions/
The-Permanence.Of.University.Stress-2414966.shtml
Analysis article:
The amount of visceral fat on ones body correlates with the amount of social stress they are under. The amount of visceral fat overtime is also one of the direct causes of heart disease and diabetes. A study was done at Wake Forest University using monkeys to determine the affects that social status within a group of monkeys had on the amount of visceral fat stored in their abdomen. The results showed that the monkey in the highest rank of the social order had the least amount of visceral fat and the monkey in the lowest rank had the most amount and this was seen with a CT scan. The monkeys were all fed the same amount, but it the amount of fat stored became dependent on the amount of stress they were under. For example, a monkey in lower status would be worried about any disturbances while the monkey in higher rank would be getting pampered and guarded. This can be directly related back to human stress and health issues.
This article can be related directly to social stress that students deal with either at home or from their peers. These health issues may not affect the students right when the stress is starting but progressively the stress can cause these health issues. I found it interesting that monkeys who were more stressed had a larger amount of visceral fat. I would assume that they would have less because they are doing more work than the higher ranked monkeys. I would also assume that although they were getting fed the same amount of food they may have had to give some of their food to the higher ranked monkeys. I did have many questions arise after reading this article.
Park, A. (2009, August 08). Fat-Bellied Monkeys Suggest Why Stress Sucks. //Time//.Retrieved November 28, 2009
from http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1915237,00.html.
Journal Article:
Psychological stress causes many health issues to arise in young adults as well as adults. A few of these health issues are decreased immune system function, increased susceptibility to infection, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and cancer. Perceived stress is a type of psychological stress that remains an obvious health issue amongst college students.It leads to physical exhaustion and alterations of the central nervous system, neuroendocrine system, and immune system. This study was primarily done to determine what factors best predict a college student's health status and perceived stress. The expected factors that would influence perceived stress were substance abuse, lack of physical activity, poor psychological health, poor academic performance, and lack of social problem solving abilities. The participants for this study were mainly college freshmen in Canada and previous research has been done that showed college students in Canada having more stress than the rest of the population. The study consisted of three elements which were PSQ (perceived stress questionaire), PSI (problem-solving inventory), and a stress related physical health symptom checklist. The results proved that problem-solving abilities are directly related to the amount of perceived stress one has. Statistically, the male participants proved to have a higher level of problem-solving abilities which correlated to them having a lower level of perceived stress.
Overall the effects of stress that this article discussed did not come as a surprise to me. There are many severe health issues that are caused by too much stress. The information that did surprise me was the factors that influenced levels of perceived stress. I was unaware that one's problem-solving abilities correlates to their perceived stress. Also I found it interesting that males seemed to have less perceived stress than the female participants. I feel like these results would still stand true if participants were taken from different locations across North America. In general I think the world perceives men to manage stress better than females.
Largo-Wight, E., MS., Peterson, P. M., EdD., & Chen, W. W., PhD. (2005, July). Perceived Problem
Solving, Stress, and Health Among College Students . //American Journal of Health Behavior,//
//29//(4), 360-370. Retrieved November 28, 2009 from
http://www.atypon-link.com/PNG/doi/pdf/10.5555/ajhb.2005.29.4.360
Summary article:
The are two main sources of stress, which are internal and external. Internal sources are stressors that are occurring within the body such as hunger, fatigue, or sensitivity to noise. External sources are stressors that are occurring outside the body such as being bullied, exposure to fighting, or exposure to abuse. In children as well as any person under stress, most of the time when one is stressed it is formed from a combination of multiple stressors. A child's coping strategy of dealing with stress is dependent on their developmental capabilities and coping skill strategies that have been developed over time. A major contributor to a child's development are their parent and the environment that surrounds them. Children also experience stress in a variety of ways and usually it is separated into different stages. There are two main ways in which one experiences stress; they are acute stress and chronic stress. Acute stress is stress that occurs over a small period of time, while chronic stress is ongoing and forms a drastic change in one's life. In children stress is viewed more physically rather than internally; stress is usually expressed through crying, temper tantrums, headaches, or stomach aches. There has been research that showed overtime children who are not able to manage their stress result with depression, over or under eating, excessive shyness or an incapability of feeling comfortable in a social environment. Stress can be both positive or negative depending on how it is handled and its quantiy. For example, stress could influence a child to do better in school or they could stress too much that they freeze up when taking a test. Adults can help their children cope with stress by being there to talk with them about their problems and by setting a good example and environment for them to live.
This article is a good source for discussing stress in elementary students. The information in this article is similar to the articles I found on college students. Stress has similar effects in both types of students except as a person gets older the effect of stress becomes more devastating to one's health rather than when they are young. It is very important for a child to learn how to manage stress when they are younger, so they know how to manage more difficult stressors as they approach them in life. This article is very useful for parents and teacher of young children because children are more likely to manage their stress if they are taught to do so by an important individual in their life. Children learn best by example.
Jewett, J., & Peterson, K. (n.d.). Stress and Young Children. //ERIC digest//. Retrieved November 27, 2009 from
http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-4/stress.html
Informative Article:
Stress effects people in different ways and something that is viewed as a stressor to one person may not be one to another person. There are a multitude of signs and symptoms of stress. A few of the signs and symptoms of stress are headaches, depression, over eating or under eating, social isolation and constant fatigue. Along with these symptoms there are effects of stress as well. If stress is not managed properly than these effects will progressively get worse. The effects of stress include headaches and personality changes, stomach ulcers and gastritis, muscle spasms, cardiovascular disease, and increase in asthmatic distress. The more research that is done on stress as a whole the longer the effects of stress list will grow.
Overall I feel that this article directly states the main effects of stress more directly than the previous articles I researched. This article listed all of the common effects of stress as well as the signs and symptoms to look out for. This article also introduced the fact that a stressor to one person may not be a stressor to another person. I believe this to be an important apart of my group's research as a whole. The effects that I saw in this article did not surprise me except for the fact that stress can cause depression. It makes sense that stress would cause this now that I think of it, but when I think stress I did not often correlate it with depression.
Effects of Stress. (n.d.). //American Institute of Stress (AIS)//. Retrieved November 25, 2009, from
http://www.stress.org/topic-effects.htm?AIS=2ad4f0814d4d64867b7bb6500e41ea
Research Question: How does stress affect the daily lives of student if they are not effectively managed?
Contributed by: Jaime Botelho
Editorial or opinion essay:
Young adults in schools, particularly undergraduate students, often receive a great deal of pressure from multiple sources including their parents, themselves and society as a whole. They are expected to meet the standards of society by completing a four year program and then heading off into the real world. Students who work part time and go to school should have less than five classes because of constant late night cram sessions. Students that have the luxury of not working should take five classes if they have this opportunity. Young adults are constantly stressing out about not only meeting course requirements for graduation, but also planning about what is to come after graduation. The best thing to do is to live life truly how you wish to live based on your personality and not the standards that society has set for you.
Overall I have to agree with this opinion article. Although, I am guilty of following the standard guidelines of society, I do feel that working hard in school has always been apart of who I am. I also do not follow the class suggestions either. I work a part time job of about 15 hours a week and I am taking 5 classes this semester with three labs and six classes next semester. I completely agree that young adults receive a lot of pressure from themselves and society as a whole.
Bain, E. (2006, November 1). The permanence of university stress. //The Strand//, The University of Toronto. Retrieved November 27, 2009 from http://media.www.thestrand.ca/media/storage/paper404/news/2006/11/01/Opinions/ The-Permanence.Of.University.Stress-2414966.shtmlAnalysis article:
The amount of visceral fat on ones body correlates with the amount of social stress they are under. The amount of visceral fat overtime is also one of the direct causes of heart disease and diabetes. A study was done at Wake Forest University using monkeys to determine the affects that social status within a group of monkeys had on the amount of visceral fat stored in their abdomen. The results showed that the monkey in the highest rank of the social order had the least amount of visceral fat and the monkey in the lowest rank had the most amount and this was seen with a CT scan. The monkeys were all fed the same amount, but it the amount of fat stored became dependent on the amount of stress they were under. For example, a monkey in lower status would be worried about any disturbances while the monkey in higher rank would be getting pampered and guarded. This can be directly related back to human stress and health issues.
This article can be related directly to social stress that students deal with either at home or from their peers. These health issues may not affect the students right when the stress is starting but progressively the stress can cause these health issues. I found it interesting that monkeys who were more stressed had a larger amount of visceral fat. I would assume that they would have less because they are doing more work than the higher ranked monkeys. I would also assume that although they were getting fed the same amount of food they may have had to give some of their food to the higher ranked monkeys. I did have many questions arise after reading this article.
Park, A. (2009, August 08). Fat-Bellied Monkeys Suggest Why Stress Sucks. //Time//.Retrieved November 28, 2009 from http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1915237,00.html.Journal Article:
Psychological stress causes many health issues to arise in young adults as well as adults. A few of these health issues are decreased immune system function, increased susceptibility to infection, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and cancer. Perceived stress is a type of psychological stress that remains an obvious health issue amongst college students.It leads to physical exhaustion and alterations of the central nervous system, neuroendocrine system, and immune system. This study was primarily done to determine what factors best predict a college student's health status and perceived stress. The expected factors that would influence perceived stress were substance abuse, lack of physical activity, poor psychological health, poor academic performance, and lack of social problem solving abilities. The participants for this study were mainly college freshmen in Canada and previous research has been done that showed college students in Canada having more stress than the rest of the population. The study consisted of three elements which were PSQ (perceived stress questionaire), PSI (problem-solving inventory), and a stress related physical health symptom checklist. The results proved that problem-solving abilities are directly related to the amount of perceived stress one has. Statistically, the male participants proved to have a higher level of problem-solving abilities which correlated to them having a lower level of perceived stress.
Overall the effects of stress that this article discussed did not come as a surprise to me. There are many severe health issues that are caused by too much stress. The information that did surprise me was the factors that influenced levels of perceived stress. I was unaware that one's problem-solving abilities correlates to their perceived stress. Also I found it interesting that males seemed to have less perceived stress than the female participants. I feel like these results would still stand true if participants were taken from different locations across North America. In general I think the world perceives men to manage stress better than females.
Largo-Wight, E., MS., Peterson, P. M., EdD., & Chen, W. W., PhD. (2005, July). Perceived Problem Solving, Stress, and Health Among College Students . //American Journal of Health Behavior,// //29//(4), 360-370. Retrieved November 28, 2009 from http://www.atypon-link.com/PNG/doi/pdf/10.5555/ajhb.2005.29.4.360Summary article:
The are two main sources of stress, which are internal and external. Internal sources are stressors that are occurring within the body such as hunger, fatigue, or sensitivity to noise. External sources are stressors that are occurring outside the body such as being bullied, exposure to fighting, or exposure to abuse. In children as well as any person under stress, most of the time when one is stressed it is formed from a combination of multiple stressors. A child's coping strategy of dealing with stress is dependent on their developmental capabilities and coping skill strategies that have been developed over time. A major contributor to a child's development are their parent and the environment that surrounds them. Children also experience stress in a variety of ways and usually it is separated into different stages. There are two main ways in which one experiences stress; they are acute stress and chronic stress. Acute stress is stress that occurs over a small period of time, while chronic stress is ongoing and forms a drastic change in one's life. In children stress is viewed more physically rather than internally; stress is usually expressed through crying, temper tantrums, headaches, or stomach aches. There has been research that showed overtime children who are not able to manage their stress result with depression, over or under eating, excessive shyness or an incapability of feeling comfortable in a social environment. Stress can be both positive or negative depending on how it is handled and its quantiy. For example, stress could influence a child to do better in school or they could stress too much that they freeze up when taking a test. Adults can help their children cope with stress by being there to talk with them about their problems and by setting a good example and environment for them to live.This article is a good source for discussing stress in elementary students. The information in this article is similar to the articles I found on college students. Stress has similar effects in both types of students except as a person gets older the effect of stress becomes more devastating to one's health rather than when they are young. It is very important for a child to learn how to manage stress when they are younger, so they know how to manage more difficult stressors as they approach them in life. This article is very useful for parents and teacher of young children because children are more likely to manage their stress if they are taught to do so by an important individual in their life. Children learn best by example.
Jewett, J., & Peterson, K. (n.d.). Stress and Young Children. //ERIC digest//. Retrieved November 27, 2009 from http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-4/stress.htmlInformative Article:
Stress effects people in different ways and something that is viewed as a stressor to one person may not be one to another person. There are a multitude of signs and symptoms of stress. A few of the signs and symptoms of stress are headaches, depression, over eating or under eating, social isolation and constant fatigue. Along with these symptoms there are effects of stress as well. If stress is not managed properly than these effects will progressively get worse. The effects of stress include headaches and personality changes, stomach ulcers and gastritis, muscle spasms, cardiovascular disease, and increase in asthmatic distress. The more research that is done on stress as a whole the longer the effects of stress list will grow.
Overall I feel that this article directly states the main effects of stress more directly than the previous articles I researched. This article listed all of the common effects of stress as well as the signs and symptoms to look out for. This article also introduced the fact that a stressor to one person may not be a stressor to another person. I believe this to be an important apart of my group's research as a whole. The effects that I saw in this article did not surprise me except for the fact that stress can cause depression. It makes sense that stress would cause this now that I think of it, but when I think stress I did not often correlate it with depression.
Effects of Stress. (n.d.). //American Institute of Stress (AIS)//. Retrieved November 25, 2009, from http://www.stress.org/topic-effects.htm?AIS=2ad4f0814d4d64867b7bb6500e41ea